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\"CherryTalk Cancellations<\/h3>\n

Given the situation with the COVID-19 virus, and following guidance from the University of Maine System and the Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, all talks taking place after March 12 were cancelled. Where possible, these talks will be rescheduled for fall semester.<\/p>\n

All talks are Mondays at 3pm in 107 Norman Smith Hall, University of Maine, Orono unless otherwise indicated. Please sign up for our e-newsletter<\/a> for regular event updates.<\/p>\n

February 3
\n<\/strong>
The Shifting Dynamics of Rural Economic Development<\/a>
\n<\/em>Lee Umphrey and Vicki Rusbult, Eastern Maine Development Corporation
\n
Link to video<\/a><\/p>\n

February 10
\n<\/strong>
Dams, Culverts and the Art of Decision Making<\/a>
\n<\/em>Sam Roy, Research Assistant Professor, Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, 91¸£Àû
\n
Link to video<\/a><\/p>\n

February 24<\/strong>
\n
Sustainable, Livable Communities for All: MDI\u2019s affordable housing problem<\/em><\/a>
\nTed Koffman, Former Maine State Representative
\n
Power Point of Ted’s talk<\/a>
\n
Link to video<\/a><\/p>\n

March 2
\n<\/strong>
Tick, Talk: Integrating biological and social science research to address ticks and Lyme disease in Maine<\/em><\/a>
\nCarly Sponarski, Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries and Conservation Biology, 91¸£Àû
\n
Link to video<\/a><\/p>\n

March 9
\n<\/strong>
Shifting paradigms to manage for change in Acadia National Park: Our approach and where we need your help<\/a>
\n<\/em>Abraham Miller-Rushing, Acadia National Park
\n
Link to video<\/a><\/p>\n

March 23 at 12pm – CANCELLED
\n<\/strong>
Rapid Arctic Change: Why does it matter and how can the science community help?<\/a>
\n<\/em>Fran Ulmer, Chair, U.S. Arctic Research Commission<\/p>\n

March 30 – CANCELLED
\n<\/strong>
Defining Food Security in the Modern World: Nutritional and Food Management Policies in the US, Canada, and Great Britain in the Post-World War Two Era<\/em><\/a>
\nBrian Payne, Associate Professor, History and Canadian Studies, Bridgewater State University<\/p>\n

April 6 – CANCELLED<\/strong>
\n
Cultivating Ecological Virtues – Talk and Mini-Workshop<\/em><\/a>
\nDon Beith, Assistant Professor, Philosophy, 91¸£Àû<\/p>\n

April 13 – CANCELLED<\/strong>
\n
Stories from the Sea: Fishing Communities Revealed<\/em><\/a>
\nNatalie Springuel, Marine Extension Associate, Maine Sea Grant<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Talk Cancellations Given the situation with the COVID-19 virus, and following guidance from the University of Maine System and the Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, all talks taking place after March 12 were cancelled. Where possible, these talks will be rescheduled for fall semester. All talks are Mondays at 3pm in 107 Norman […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":957,"featured_media":0,"parent":31723,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/page-withsidebar.php","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18811","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"mitchellcenter","author_link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/author\/mitchellcenter\/"},"comment_info":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/957"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18811"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18811\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36153,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18811\/revisions\/36153"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}